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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Yucatan Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Yucatan Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Yucatan Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Yucatan Landing: Yucatan Lndg. (or less commonly used: Yucatan Lndng.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Tensas Parish: Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Adams (MS), Claiborne (MS), Jefferson (MS) & Warren (MS).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Yucatan Landing. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yucatan Landing:

  • Tensas Parish     (The home parish of Yucatan Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Newellton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
      • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <2>
    • Saint Joseph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newlight
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Waterproof
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
      • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <2>
    • Highland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Franklin Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Swampers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
      • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
    • Crowville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
    • Wisner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
      • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <2>
    • Elam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
      • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
  • Madison Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Thomastown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
      • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
    • Mound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Madison Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Barnes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
    • Richmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Delta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Madison Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
    • Tallulah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ashly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
      • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Quebec
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
      • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Tendal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tendal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
      • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
    • Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Madison Parish
  • Claiborne County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Grand Gulf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Westside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Port Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Rocky Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Saint Elmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Carlisle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Copiah County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Myles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County (MS)
    • Carpenter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County (MS)
  • Hinds County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County (MS)
    • Newman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Hinds County (MS)
  • Jefferson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Rodney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Red Lick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Fayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Harriston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Warren County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.
    • Stout
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
    • Vicksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Warren County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yucatan Landing, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Yucatan Landing.

Newspapers Published in Yucatan Landing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yucatan Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yucatan Landing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yucatan Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Yucatan Landing:

Cemeteries Near Yucatan Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yucatan Landing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yucatan Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.

  • Bland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
  • Lemy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemy Cemetery
  • Elk Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Ridge Cemetery
  • St. Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Antioch Cemetery
  • Burn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burn Cemetery
  • Canton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newellton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newellton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newellton Cemetery
  • Routhwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routhwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routhwood Cemetery
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
  • Wyoming Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyoming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyoming Cemetery
  • Tensas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tensas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tensas Cemetery
  • Somerset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Somerset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerset Cemetery
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Brierfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brierfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brierfield Cemetery
    • Grand Gulf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Gulf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Gulf Cemetery
    • Newell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Yucatan Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yucatan Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Yucatan Landing, with the one closest to Yucatan Landing listed first.

  • Newellton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
    • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <2>
  • Grand Gulf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
    • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • New Carthage ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
    • New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish
  • Oaklawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaklawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
    • Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Ingleside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Saint Joseph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • King
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Madison Parish
  • Westside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Port Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yokena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yokena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
    • Yokena is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Rodney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
  • Russum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
    • Russum is located in Claiborne County (MS)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gordon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Newlight
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Warrenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County (MS)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yucatan Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yucatan Landing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yucatan Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yucatan Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yucatan Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0782, Longitude: -91.1575    
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yucatan Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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